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Approaches to Lean Six Sigma Deployment
In my previous blogs, I discussed some challenges in deploying continuous improvement (CI) methodologies in organizations and made recommendations, such as Understand the reason to bring in the methodology and assess organization’s readiness (Starting Lean Six Sigma) Select the right projects and leaders and provide training and coaching (The First Six Sigma Project) Pay attention… [read more…]
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Improving Change Detection
Change detection in time-related data is a common application of statistical methods. For example, we may want to detect if the consumer preferences have changed over time, if a piece of equipment has deteriorated and requires maintenance, or if a manufacturing process has drifted, increasing risk of producing defects. In my teaching, consulting, and general… [read more…]
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Lean Six Sigma Training for Continuous Improvement
Have you provided Lean Six Sigma (LSS) training to your employees? What was your goal? How effective was it? Over 15 years ago, I received my LSS Black Belt (BB) training sponsored by my employer. It was three weeks of classroom training delivered over three months by external consultants. It kick-started my Continuous Improvement (CI)… [read more…]
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The Missing Information in Business Metrics
Modern businesses generate and consume increasingly large amounts of data. Information is needed to support operational and strategic decisions. Despite the advent of Big Data tools and technology, most organizations I have worked with aren’t able to take advantage of the data or tools in their daily work. While greater awareness of human visual perception… [read more…]
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Understanding Variation
Lean and Six Sigma are two common methodologies in Continuous Improvement (CI). However, neither has a precise definition of what it is. Many disagree on the definitions or even the value of these methodologies, and I won’t join the debate here. What I care about is the underlying principles used by these methodologies – whatever… [read more…]
